Media Reporting of Suicide in the Bengaluru E-Edition of Three Major Indian Dailies: An Archival Study

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dc.contributor.authorKrishnamurthy, Sharmithaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMeena, Kolar Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorChaturvedi, Santosh Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorKapanee, Aruna Rose Maryen_US
dc.contributor.authorKrishnamurthy, Lathaen_US
dc.contributor.authorCherian, Anishen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-19T04:55:51Z
dc.date.available2023-08-19T04:55:51Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.description.abstractIndia has the world’s largest newspaper market, with over 100 million copies sold daily. The media scapegoat, simplify, speculate, and sensationalize suicide?related news instead of signposting people to seek help. Suicide affects individuals, families, and communities and is worthy of responsible reporting. This study examined the quality of newspaper coverage of suicides from January to December 2017 in three popular English dailies in Bengaluru, South India. Three hundred and ninety?five online suicide reports were evaluated for compliance with the 2017 WHO recommendations for responsible suicide reporting by media professionals. The secondary data were obtained from digital newspaper archives and analyzed. Ahandful of the sampled articles met key recommendations. While reporting on suicide in the Indian media, three critical areas that require the most attention are reducing sensationalism, providing help-seeking information, and educating the public on suicide prevention without perpetuating myths.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHead, Public Health Division, Augmenta Health Private Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAdditional Professor and Head, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFormer Dean, Behavioral Sciences and Head, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAdditional Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKrishnamurthy Sharmitha, Meena Kolar S, Chaturvedi Santosh K, Kapanee Aruna Rose Mary, Krishnamurthy Latha, Cherian Anish. Media Reporting of Suicide in the Bengaluru E-Edition of Three Major Indian Dailies: An Archival Study. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2022 Sept; 66(3): 348-351en_US
dc.identifier.issn0019-557X
dc.identifier.issn2229-7693
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/223849
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer – Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume66en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_372_22en_US
dc.subjectContent analysisen_US
dc.subjectmediaen_US
dc.subjectreportingen_US
dc.subjectsecondary dataen_US
dc.subjectsuicideen_US
dc.titleMedia Reporting of Suicide in the Bengaluru E-Edition of Three Major Indian Dailies: An Archival Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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